Separate application through Open UAS

Did you get a study place? Congratulations! Remember to accept the offer of admission by 10 July (3 pm Finnish time), or you will lose your offer.

You can accept the offer of admission with the link in the email that you have received. If you have a Finnish social security number, you can accept the admission offer only by using the My Studyinfo service.

• Accepting an offer of admission is a binding choice, and you cannot cancel or change your choice later. 
• You can accept only one offer of admission per academic term. When you accept an offer of admission, all your other admission offers will be cancelled automatically. 
• If you cannot accept the offer of admission electronically, please contact us by email admissions@turkuamk.fi.

Register for the academic year

In addition to accepting the offer of admission, you need to register as an attending or non-attending student for the first academic year. The registeration is done by the same deadline and with the same link as the acceptance of the offer of admission, or at the My Studyinfo service.

Please note that as a first year degree student, you can register as non-attending only for a statuatory reason. See further instructions on registering as non-attending.

If you cannot use My Studyinfo.fi to register, you can send us email to admissions@turkuamk.fi.

You are ready!

The studies as a degree student begin at the beginning of the next academic term. Please see the instructions for the new students.

Studies completed at the Open University of Applied Sciences can be credited in full or in part in accordance with the valid degree requirements. Other studies completed at higher education institutions can also be recognised as part of the degree, but they are not taken into account when you are applying in this separate application.

The required Open UAS studies and degree must be completed at the time of submitting the application.

Can I use Open UAS studies from another open university of applied sciences?

Yes you can. However, please note that the studies you have completed will affect which group and academic year you will be placed in for degree studies. The curriculum of TUAS may differ significantly from the curriculum of another open UAS studies you have completed. Therefore, a seamless continuation of studies may not be possible and your degree studies may start from the first academic year.

If you are applying for a bachelor’s degree through the open UAS, you will need:

On the application form you will need:

• As an attach an up-to-date transcript of records. The studies required for eligibility must be completed by the end of application period.
• the weighted grade average of the studies required for eligibility, completed at an Open UAS in Finland to be entered on the application form. See intsructions below for calculating the weighted average.

When applying to a degree programme conducted in English based on Open UAS studies conducted in another language, a language test result or other proof of sufficient language skills are required (these are stated in Studyinfo.fi in the information of the study option you are applying for).

Calculating the weighted average grade

When calculating the weighted average grade, the numerically assessed study units are weighted; in other words, the grade for the study unit is multiplied by the number of credits received from course in question. The weighted grades are calculated together and the total is divided by the number of credits received from the numerically assessed courses. The result is a weighted average grade rounded to two decimal places (e.g. 3.39).

Verbally assessed courses are not taken into account in the calculation of the average (e.g. pass/completed, hyväksytty/suoritettu).

You can also use the weighted average calculator available online.

If you are applying for a Master’s degree through the open UAS, you will need:

1. Transcript of records: Attach a transcript of your studies at an open university of applied sciences to the application.

• The transcript of records must show that the studies are at the level of a Master’s degree and have been completed in an open UAS. 
• In student selection, only the courses mentioned in the transcript of records are taken into account.
• Your studies at the Turku University of Applied Sciences are checked directly from the study information system (Peppi). You do not need to attach a transcript of records of these studies.

2. Degree certificate / Diploma: Attach a degree certificate / diploma of the qualifying degree to the application.

• If you have completed your university degree in Finland in 2003 or later, you do not need to download the certificate for the application. We get information about the degree directly from the system.
• If the certificate has been issued in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, please also upload a translation of the application in one of the languages mentioned above. The translation must be done by an authorised translator and stamped and signed.

3. Certificates of employment: Attach your work certificates from which the work experience required for eligibility can be verified to the application.

• The work certificate must be an official work certificate signed by the employer; a CV or employment contract is not accepted as proof of work experience.
• If the certificate of employment has been issued in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, please also download a translation prepared in one of the languages mentioned above. The translation must be done by an authorised translator and stamped and signed.

Download the attachments to the application while filling the application form. We need attachments to check your eligibility. Failure to submit the requested attachment may result in rejection in student selection.

If you wish to apply to another university of applied sciences through the open route with the studies completed at Turku University of Applied Sciences, please check the application instructions and eligibility requirements of the university of applied sciences in question.

If you plan to apply for a study programme leading to a degree in the fields of social services and health care, you have to assess your own suitability to the field already at the application stage, on the basis of your health and functional capacity. Read more

In case you feel that a mistake has occurred in the student selection and the decision has not been made according to the admission criteria, he/she can make a written request for rectification. Read more